The Aims of Sex Education: Demoting Autonomy and Promoting Mutuality

This case study critiques a commonly held view that teaching young people to be a good choice makers should be a central aim of sex education. The writer argues that sex educators ought to focus on the development of autonomy and teaching young people that “choice should be acorded the central role in the legitimation of sexual conduct.”

Asset Type:Publications
Collection:Foreign Publications
Subject:Sex education, Autonomy, Mutuality
Author:Paula McAvoy
Publisher:University of Illinois
Publication Date:2013

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